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GNDI: encourage board diversity, but not by quotas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... communication styles and interpersonal skills, and may enhance board effectiveness. However, the paper emphasised that gender, skill and geographical diversity targets should be developed by each company, rather than set by external quota systems. "Companies ...

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
ASX200 companies are continuing to appoint more women to boards, leading to more diversity in age as well as in gender, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The AICD ASX 200 Snapshot Report 2012 found that women directors ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... making sure that boards have adequate skills to lead the business. "Board diversity won't go away, and it's not just about gender," she said. "We're talking about boards that have skills in human capital management, IT, legal and experience in the markets ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Australia reported an increase in retail customer satisfaction of 79%, a 4% jump from last year, as well as increases in gender diversity and community program funding in its most recent sustainability report. Commonwealth Bank published its 2012 sustainability ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... initiatives to reduce injuries tailored to the nature of the business. Wesfarmers also detailed overall policies to encourage gender diversity, and training and development of employees. Goyder also pointed to the company's reconciliation action plan ...

More women, more new entrants appointed to ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... "Results show that boards are now taking the issue more seriously in response to investors and broader efforts to improve gender diversity in large companies." However, the ASX101-200 lagged behind the larger companies - ACSI's survey found that more ...

Women On Boards and Abacus to develop women leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... happy to have the opportunity to work with Abacus and assist the industry gain a better understanding of best-practice gender diversity practice both on boards and for the leadership pipeline," said Ruth Medd, Women on Boards chair. For their part, Abacus ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
More than half of 211 ASX-listed companies have established a gender diversity policy as recommended by ASX Principle 3, according to a KPMG survey commissioned by the ASX. Ruth Medd The ASX survey showed that 61% of the 211 companies established gender ...

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... trustee positions held by women, the BDI found. "[The index] shows that some sectors are having a look at the issue [of gender diversity," said Claire Braund, a WOB director. "There is a clear indication that credit unions and superannuation funds are ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... like alpha tail risks, hence the importance of fossil fuel dependency or carbon footprint. Two, the [other factors] e.g. gender equality or GINI co-efficients, are more of a beta argument. We are confident that Investing in these countries is a better ...